Family Traditions

 

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RISE:    IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE THE WINNER OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL SPREADING SMUCKER’S TRADITIONS RECIPE AND ESSAY CONTEST. I’M RISE JILL MILLER.

AT A JUDGING EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY, GRAND PRIZE WINNER CARMELL C. OF PROVO, UTAH AND FOUR FINALISTS MADE THEIR ORIGINAL RECIPES WITH SMUCKER’S JAMS, JELLIES, AND PRESERVES.

CARMELL’S RECIPE, CHICKEN BACON BURGERS WITH CHERRY-CHIVE MAYO, WAS INSPIRED BY A SUNDAY DINNER DISH HER MOM USED TO MAKE. HER RECIPE INCLUDED SMUCKER’S® ORCHARD’S FINEST® MICHIGAN RED TART CHERRY PRESERVES. AS GRAND PRIZE WINNER, CARMELL RECEIVED TWENTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HOST A FAMILY REUNION.

MARIBETH BADERTSCHER, VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY:

MARIBETH:    WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FAMILY RECIPES TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE MEALS AND MOMENTS.  WE’RE HONORED THAT OUR PRODUCTS PLAY AN ROLE IN SO MANY FAMILY-FAVORITE DISHES.  WE HOPE CARMEL’S RECIPE AND OTHERS LIKE IT CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO GATHER AND ENJOY MEALS TOGETHER.

RISE:    TO VIEW ALL WINNING RECIPES, VISIT SMUCKERS DOT COM.